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Copyright © 2010 by Stanley Kurtz

Portions of Chapter Nine appeared in different form in The Weekly Standard Aug. 11–18, 2008, and are © 2008 The Weekly Standard.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Kurtz, Stanley.

   Radical-in-chief : Barack Obama and the untold story of American socialism / Stanley Kurtz.— 1st Threshold Editions hardcover ed.

     p. cm.

   1. Obama, Barack—Political and social views. 2. United States—Politics and government—2009– 3. Illinois—Politics and government—1951– 4. Radicalism—United States. 5. Socialism— United States. 6. Presidents—United States—Biography. 7. Legislators—Illinois—Biography. 8. Political activists—Illinois—Chicago—Biography. 9. Community organization—Illinois— Chicago—History—20th century. 10. Chicago (Ill.)—Social conditions—20th century. I. Title.

    E908.3.K87 2010

   973.932092—dc22

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ISBN 978-1-4391-5508-0
ISBN 978-1-4391-7696-2 (ebook)